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  "path": "/plus/opinion/riders-focus-on-their-horses-body-health-is-a-positive-step-says-pippa-roome-after-kentucky-three-day-event-922459",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T09:32:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "VITALI Tim Price NZL\n\n**H &H’s eventing editor Pippa Roome shares her thoughts on dressage prep and how young riders develop in eventing**\n\nI noticed at Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event how many riders said they had been taking a “less is more” approach to dressage and focusing on what Tim Price called “body health”. Asked what he’s been working on with the 16-year-old Vitali, second after this phase, he said: “I don’t drill my horses. I don’t target […]",
  "title": "‘Riders’ focus on their horses’ body health is a positive step,’ says Pippa Roome after Kentucky Three-Day Event"
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